Indiana § 36-2-10-21 Money found on dead bodies

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-2-10-21 — Money found on dead bodies

Indiana § 36-2-10-21

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 2GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY

Ch. 10County Treasurer

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Ind. Code § 36-2-10-21 (2026).

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(a)Within one (1) year after the county treasurer receives money from the county coroner under IC 36-2-14-11, the treasurer shall deliver it to any person legally entitled to receive it, but the treasurer may retain as much as is needed to pay the expenses of the coroner's investigation and the funeral of the deceased. The treasurer shall report amounts retained and paid by the county treasurer under this subsection to the county executive for its approval.

(b)If money held by the treasurer under subsection (a) is not claimed within one (1) year after the county treasurer receives it, the county treasurer shall credit the sum of money to the county general fund. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-17-8 part; 17-3-17-9; 17-3-17-14.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.

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(a) Within one (1) year after the county
treasurer receives money from the county coroner under IC 36-2-14-11,
the treasurer shall deliver it to any person legally entitled to receive it,
but the treasurer may retain as much as is needed to pay the expenses
of the coroner's investigation and the funeral of the deceased. The
treasurer shall report amounts retained and paid by the county treasurer
under this subsection to the county executive for its approval.
(b) If money held by the treasurer under subsection (a) is not
claimed within one (1) year after the county treasurer receives it, the
county treasurer shall credit the sum of money to the county general
fund.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-17-8
part; 17-3-17-9; 17-3-17-14.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.56-1996, SEC.14.